Monday, November 5, 2012

Fall List #11

1. Affinity- relationship by marriage
2. Bilious- of or indicative of a peevish ill nature disposition3. Cognate- of the same nature4. Corollary- A proposition inferred Immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof 5. Cul-de-sac - a pouch6. Derring-do- a daring action7. Divination- The art or practice that seeks to foretell future events or discover hidden 
knowledge due to the interpretation of omens 8. Elixir- A substance capable of prolonging life indefinitely 9. Folderol- a useless accessory 10. Gamut- an entire range or series11. Hoi polloi- the General populace12. Ineffable- incapable of being expressed in words 13. Lucubration- to study by night 14. Mnemonic- intended to assist memory15. Obloquy- abusive language16. Parameter- an independent variable used to express the coordinates of variable point and functions of them17. Pundit- a learned man 18. Risible- provoking laughter19. Symptomatic- having the characteristics of a certain disease but arising of a different cause 20. Volte-face- a reversal in policy

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